Weight Watchers Chat - Part II

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What a great week I had. I lost 2 lbs, for a total of 22.2 lbs! The difference this week was that I counted EVERYTHING I placed in my mouth. I had one bad day so thank goodness for those bonus weekly points. Hope everyone has a great week and keep thinking positive!

That's terrific. Yea you!

Down 2.6 at WI tonight!:cool1:

I'll bet that felt great. You've probably inspired your DH, too. How's he doing?

Got a great compliment at work this morning. One of the girls in my office who knows I am doing WW, said to me as we passed each other by the copy machine "Wow, I can really tell that you are losing some weight! Great job!" It felt awesome!! I learned something about my clothes, too. I have a top that I bought last year. It was a busy pattern on it, but it seems that was all I could find in larger clothes. Well, I wore it to work on Monday, and it looked sooooo much better on me!! It has been a great week so far!

Congratulations. It's wonderful that others are seeing and supporting your success. I wonder if those folks know how much a simple, sincere compliment means to us?
 
Hi Everyone,
After being off a couple days, I worked this morning. My boss took us out to breakfast...ugh! I ordered cream of wheat with sliced bananas! Didn't have to count a million points. I needed to, since I had a hard day yesterday. Didn't actually eat junk-just too much of "regular" foods, like rice. Luckily, I had almost all of my weekly points and I tracked everything. I hope it doesn't derail my weigh in on Saturday.

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Got a great compliment at work this morning. One of the girls in my office who knows I am doing WW, said to me as we passed each other by the copy machine "Wow, I can really tell that you are losing some weight! Great job!" It felt awesome!! I learned something about my clothes, too. I have a top that I bought last year. It was a busy pattern on it, but it seems that was all I could find in larger clothes. Well, I wore it to work on Monday, and it looked sooooo much better on me!! It has been a great week so far!

Wonderful!

Weighed in today knowing I was down at least 1/2 a pound but I was actually UP 0.6!

That's happened to me before-hang in there. Sometimes you have a really big loss the next week.

Down 2.6 at WI tonight!

Congrats

Julia
 
Does anyone else make tomato sauce from scratch? Every fall, we pick and can tomatoes to be used for sauce. It just occurred to me this evening that since the tomato is a fruit and grinding it then cooking it seriously alters it state, perhaps should be counted. I have not been counting it all along and I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO START COUNTING IT EITHER!!! What does everyone else do?
 
Does anyone else make tomato sauce from scratch? Every fall, we pick and can tomatoes to be used for sauce. It just occurred to me this evening that since the tomato is a fruit and grinding it then cooking it seriously alters it state, perhaps should be counted. I have not been counting it all along and I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO START COUNTING IT EITHER!!! What does everyone else do?

One-half cup of canned tomato sauce is zero PP. Thus, I would say that, provided you aren't pouring two cups of your sauce on your pasta, zero is appropriate. That's my two cents.
 

One-half cup of canned tomato sauce is zero PP. Thus, I would say that, provided you aren't pouring two cups of your sauce on your pasta, zero is appropriate. That's my two cents.

Thanks for your 2 cents, Sandi! I was sooooooooooo hoping you'd say that. :goodvibes
 
Just wanted to POST MY AWESOME NEWS!! today was my WI day, and I lost 3 lbs for a total of 61 POUNDS lost since 1/3/11!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!! so so so happy. its been hard work!! i also have been jumping rope- used to be easy when i was a kid, but holy MAN its a killer now! i still have 64 pounds to lose but i know ill get there slow and steady! so everyone, it all adds up even if it just 1 or even 0.5 lb a week!! i look at my nephew who is 59 lbs and its crazy to think i lost the equivalent of him off my body!
 
Just wanted to POST MY AWESOME NEWS!! today was my WI day, and I lost 3 lbs for a total of 61 POUNDS lost since 1/3/11!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!! so so so happy. its been hard work!! i also have been jumping rope- used to be easy when i was a kid, but holy MAN its a killer now! i still have 64 pounds to lose but i know ill get there slow and steady! so everyone, it all adds up even if it just 1 or even 0.5 lb a week!! i look at my nephew who is 59 lbs and its crazy to think i lost the equivalent of him off my body!

Oh, my word, that's INCREDIBLE!! :banana: Keep on keepin' on, because whatever you're doing works!!
 
Just wanted to POST MY AWESOME NEWS!! today was my WI day, and I lost 3 lbs for a total of 61 POUNDS lost since 1/3/11!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!! so so so happy. its been hard work!! i also have been jumping rope- used to be easy when i was a kid, but holy MAN its a killer now! i still have 64 pounds to lose but i know ill get there slow and steady! so everyone, it all adds up even if it just 1 or even 0.5 lb a week!! i look at my nephew who is 59 lbs and its crazy to think i lost the equivalent of him off my body!

Awesome. You've had great progress and have a terrific attitude. I appreciate hearing success like this and your reinforcement that every little bit adds up. So true.
 
Just wanted to POST MY AWESOME NEWS!! today was my WI day, and I lost 3 lbs for a total of 61 POUNDS lost since 1/3/11!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!! so so so happy. its been hard work!! i also have been jumping rope- used to be easy when i was a kid, but holy MAN its a killer now! i still have 64 pounds to lose but i know ill get there slow and steady! so everyone, it all adds up even if it just 1 or even 0.5 lb a week!! i look at my nephew who is 59 lbs and its crazy to think i lost the equivalent of him off my body!

:dance3: That's awesome!!
 
Hello everyone. My life continues to be pretty stressful. My mom is still in the hospital, my 12-year old cat Nikkei (who I adored) died and my 11-year old DD needs a MRI for a possible hairline fracture of her spine She is a competitive swimmer (as you can see in my avatar ;)) and it's not an uncommon condition for swimmers, gymnasts and dancers.

I skipped my weigh in 2 weeks ago (but went to my meeting) and weighed in last week with a 4.8 lb gain. I managed to lose 1.6 of it this week. I'll try to continue that trend next week, but I need to go to Chicago and deal with my mother's house so I get to eat out 3 meals a day for 10 days. Yippie.

Nikkei is the black and white kitty ... both kitties are Japanese Bobtails.
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Here's a picture of him from when my DD was a baby:
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Hello everyone. My life continues to be pretty stressful. My mom is still in the hospital, my 12-year old cat Nikkei (who I adored) died and my 11-year old DD needs a MRI for a possible hairline fracture of her spine She is a competitive swimmer (as you can see in my avatar ;)) and it's not an uncommon condition for swimmers, gymnasts and dancers.

I skipped my weigh in 2 weeks ago (but went to my meeting) and weighed in last week with a 4.8 lb gain. I managed to lose 1.6 of it this week. I'll try to continue that trend next week, but I need to go to Chicago and deal with my mother's house so I get to eat out 3 meals a day for 10 days. Yippie.

Oh, Robin. I'm sorry about all your stress, but I'm so glad that you checked in with us. I, for one, was worried about you. -- I guess with good cause. With all that is going on, it's easy to put your needs off. Please take care of yourself -- your mom, DD, the rest of your family and your Disboard friends need you! Good job on your loss this week. I'm sending good wishes your way. :hug:
 
Robin, thanks for letting us know how you're doing. I'm sorry for your loss but I do hope that your mom and dd are going to be fine.
 
Hello my WW buddies! Just got back from an *AMAZING* 10 day trip to Disney! Did very well food wise - I didn't count points while I was there, but I didn't fall face first into buffets either. Hope everyone is holding steady!
 
Hi Everyone,

Had a good weigh in today, down 3.8lbs getting me to my 5% goal! Thought I'd hit it next week in week 4 so I am thrilled. I hope everyone else does well this week. Thanks for inspiring me and helping me stay on track!

Sue
 
Good Morning. I was up .6 at weigh in this morning. I am so incredibly discouraged, I almost started crying right then and there. I I've been at this plateau since mid May, with no end in sight. The lady who weighed me in wanted me to talk to the leader. At the end , she asked me if I was staying for the meeting. I told her honestly I couldn't stand to be in there right now. I could not hear how other people lost this or that, or especially someone saying "I had a bad week and lost 2 pounds"

I was .6 away from getting my 35 pound ribbon-I've been within a pound or two since May 14!

I just don't think I can do this anymore. I can't handle the weekly disappointment...of the anticipation of weighing in and being slammed again. I went out for breakfast 2 days ago with my boss and ordered cream of wheat with bananas!! Went to coffee with a friend yesterday and had a fat free latte, ate lunch with another friend and had a plain sandwich, no cheese, no mayo, just meat and veggies and didn't eat the bread and then out for dinner with other friends and had plain rotisserie chicken breast and steamed green beans. Earlier in the week I was at Red Robin and had a lettuce burger-no fries, just steamed carrots on the side!!

What's the use?? I had one "bad" meal this week, but still stayed within all my points. If using some of your weekly points once during the week screws you, then what's the point?

Sorry for being such a downer, but I am just overwhelmed right now. I was so pumped for today, thinking I had broken through this plateau, but I haven't, not at all.

Julia
 
Good Morning. I was up .6 at weigh in this morning. I am so incredibly discouraged, I almost started crying right then and there. I I've been at this plateau since mid May, with no end in sight. The lady who weighed me in wanted me to talk to the leader. At the end , she asked me if I was staying for the meeting. I told her honestly I couldn't stand to be in there right now. I could not hear how other people lost this or that, or especially someone saying "I had a bad week and lost 2 pounds"

I was .6 away from getting my 35 pound ribbon-I've been within a pound or two since May 14!

I just don't think I can do this anymore. I can't handle the weekly disappointment...of the anticipation of weighing in and being slammed again. I went out for breakfast 2 days ago with my boss and ordered cream of wheat with bananas!! Went to coffee with a friend yesterday and had a fat free latte, ate lunch with another friend and had a plain sandwich, no cheese, no mayo, just meat and veggies and didn't eat the bread and then out for dinner with other friends and had plain rotisserie chicken breast and steamed green beans. Earlier in the week I was at Red Robin and had a lettuce burger-no fries, just steamed carrots on the side!!

What's the use?? I had one "bad" meal this week, but still stayed within all my points. If using some of your weekly points once during the week screws you, then what's the point?

Sorry for being such a downer, but I am just overwhelmed right now. I was so pumped for today, thinking I had broken through this plateau, but I haven't, not at all.

Julia
Julia, I feel your pain. I'm a roller coaster. Down a bit, down a bit, down a bit and then back up again a lot. Repeat. I think my problem is that I have a little success and then I stop tracking and paying attention and then I gain.

I can only tell you what my leader has asked me. Do you track? Are you using all your points? Even all your weeklies? Are you getting your good health guidelines? I see "fat free" this and "plain" that in your menu. Maybe you need to eat more :scared1:. It appears that you are not using ALL of your weekly points. It's hard to wrap your head around it, but the program is really designed for ALL those points ... not just your daily points. If you have to, divide up your weeklies and think of having 36 points every day to eat (assuming you start with 29). Subtract down from the 36 instead of up from 1 and try to get as close to 0 as possible. It's a mental game so once you're at 7, you will KNOW that you have that many points to eat the rest of your day instead of getting to 29 (or whatever you daily number is) and thinking you are done for the day. How do you eat those extra points? Start this week by switching to higher fat foods like light mayo instead of fat free and 2% milk instead of skim. Have a slice of cheese on your sandwich. Ditch the fat free salad dressing and go to "light" or regular. Count the oil toward your guidelines.

In the meantime this week track every single thing that goes into your mouth. even if it's "free" like a banana or a grape or a "bite-lick-taste". I know it's a PITB, but it's the only thing that will show you exactly what you are eating. Bring that tracker (print it out if you're using eTools) to your meeting next week. Plan to arrive right when the weigh in starts and talk to your leader. Give her the tracker and she will be able to analyze what's going on.

Good luck and don't give up :hug:. Trust the program the way it was designed. You'll have your 35-lb ribbon soon enough.
 
Julia, If I can make a recommendation... this week, eat... use your weekly points... sometimes that's what it takes to break a plateau. Sounds like your body is hanging on to the weight because it thinks it's not getting enough.

I am back to WW after 2 years and gaining most of my weight back, but in the past I have been successful by varying weeks staying under my points and weeks using all of the weekly allowance.

Good for you hanging in there, I'm afraid I would have given up by now.

Good Morning. I was up .6 at weigh in this morning. I am so incredibly discouraged, I almost started crying right then and there. I I've been at this plateau since mid May, with no end in sight. The lady who weighed me in wanted me to talk to the leader. At the end , she asked me if I was staying for the meeting. I told her honestly I couldn't stand to be in there right now. I could not hear how other people lost this or that, or especially someone saying "I had a bad week and lost 2 pounds"

I was .6 away from getting my 35 pound ribbon-I've been within a pound or two since May 14!

I just don't think I can do this anymore. I can't handle the weekly disappointment...of the anticipation of weighing in and being slammed again. I went out for breakfast 2 days ago with my boss and ordered cream of wheat with bananas!! Went to coffee with a friend yesterday and had a fat free latte, ate lunch with another friend and had a plain sandwich, no cheese, no mayo, just meat and veggies and didn't eat the bread and then out for dinner with other friends and had plain rotisserie chicken breast and steamed green beans. Earlier in the week I was at Red Robin and had a lettuce burger-no fries, just steamed carrots on the side!!

What's the use?? I had one "bad" meal this week, but still stayed within all my points. If using some of your weekly points once during the week screws you, then what's the point?

Sorry for being such a downer, but I am just overwhelmed right now. I was so pumped for today, thinking I had broken through this plateau, but I haven't, not at all.

Julia
 
Julia M - I'm so sorry about your disappointment. Losing weight is such an emotional thing, and I hate reading the sadness in your post. Are you near goal? Maybe the number you've picked is too low for your body? I know I'm 5'10, and WW says I can weigh between 142-174. Anything below 160 would be far too thin for my body type, so maybe that's it?

I second what Robinb posted - eat ALL your points. ALL of them. Just for this week, try to lay off the franken-food, eat the real stuff. Full fat, not fat free. You'll use less for the flavor, but be more satisfied. Are you good at tracking? Look back on your weeks that had good loses, and see what worked for you then.

Are you exercising a bit every day? A bit is about an hour - not hours on end. Are you getting your heart rate up every day, for 30 minutes or so? If you've always done the same exercise, maybe switch it up? For example, if you always walk/run 3 miles, maybe take an exercise class or swim laps?

The only other thing I want to (gently) ask, is, what are your personal goals to weighing less and getting healthier? It's so hard to type this out on a message board, and have it come through the way I intend, but your post talks about being "good" and how hard it is on you to have weekly disappointments. No food is "good" or "bad", at least not on the WW program. If you want to eat a whole cake, okay, not the best food choice, but just make it work into your points, and don't do it every day. Are you really going to live the rest of your life having a lettuce burger and cream of wheat every day? You could, but I don't think you'd enjoy it. WW is a lifestyle plan, not a diet plan. I think, from the way your post reads, that you are being very, very harsh on yourself. Losing weight, getting healthier, is a journey. You learn what works for you and what doesn't, what you're willing to do to be the best you you can be.

Taking care of you is ALWAYS WORTH IT. ALWAYS. You say you don't know if it's worth having the weekly disappointment at the scale - so go to your meetings, and when they weigh you in, to not write it in your book. You are not defined by a number on a scale. None of us walks around with our scale number on our back.

I hope today is a better day for you. Big hugs for you - getting healthier is such a struggle, but it's so, so, worth it - because you are worth it.
 
Julia M -- Don't give up on yourself. You are way too important to throw in the towel after coming so far. The others have given some good advice (a lot of which I can apply to myself). Go back and read the first booklet we were given and give yourself a fresh start with a fresh attitude. Good luck.
 
Twingle -- Glad to hear you had a great time at WDW. Give us some highlights! Besides being WW people, we're here because we love Disney.
 
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